Pre-Operation
The person not responsible for obtaining patient's written consent
Who is the CNA
Significance of a drop in blood pressure
What is too much pain or bleeding
The three characteristics of acute pain
What is felt suddenly, lasts a short time, and decreased with healing
How do you improve accuracy of patient ID?
What is us at least two patient identifiers?
The bulbdrain put into skin to drain fluid from around the incision or wound
What is a JP drain
Elimination needs for a hysterectomy
What is both a catheter and Enema
A temperature greater than 37.6 C could indicate...
What is infection
An example of neurogenic pain
What is shingles/ Trigeminal neuralgia/ phantom pain
The cause of 80% of all fractures in adults over the age of 65
What is a fall?
Normal drainage for an ileostomy
What is liquid, greenish brown
Three ways of skin preparation
What is scrubbing, clipping, shaving, buffing, cleaning
Drugs that can prolong bleeding in post-operation
What is Coumadin and Heparin
Three body responses to pain
What is:
-High pulse rate/ Respirations/ BP
-Nausea and vomiting
-Pale skin
-Sweating
-Shivering
-Tense muscles in forehead
Why should you comply with the CDC hand hygiene guidelines?
What is to reduce the risk of facility-acquired (nosocomial) infections?
CNA management of a foley catheter is observation, emptying, and...
What is keep drainage bag below level of bladder
Cardiac Surgery: Amount of hours does a patient go without fluid before getting their bloodwork
What is 6 hours
Thick drainage that is green, yellow, or brown, contains pus, and can indicate infection
What is purulent drainage
Three factors that influence pain
What is experience, anxiety, rest/sleep
Why do we implement a fall reduction program and evaluate the effectiveness
What is to reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls
CNA Management for a feeding tube
What is add formula to establish feeding and putting pump on hold
Type of surgical soap commonly used for pre-operation skin preparation
What is Chorhexidine Gluconate
What prevents complications such as thrombi, pneumonia, constipation, and UTI
What is ambulation
Pain that originates from the ligaments, tendons, bones, blood vessels and even nerves themselves
What is somatic pain?
Five risk factors of falls
What is:
History of falls
Medications
Toileting needs
Dizziness
Unlikely to call for help
Mental status
Normal drainage is usually sero-sang (pink, yellow/red)
What is a JP drain